In the mid-19th century, a quirky architectural fad swept the country: the octagonal house. Homes shaped like octagons were said to be healthier and more efficient than conventional houses — and some ...

Octagon-shaped houses are the legacy of one man — not an architect, but a guy who believed he could decode your personality by feeling the geography of your skull with his fingertips. The Victorian ...

Motorists traveling on Green Street can’t help noticing an unusual-looking house, unlike anything else in the city. Many know it as “The Octagon House” because of its distinctive eight-sided design, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – While most housing designs are based on rectangular shapes, some homes have an unusual eight-sided floor plan. These octagonal houses have been turning heads for more than 150 years.

When Orson Squire Fowler wrote his book, “Home for All, or A New, Cheap, Convenient, and Superior Mode of Building” in 1848, he argued that octagon-shaped houses were not only healthier, but also ...